Environmental Science

Course Aim

To provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and explore career pathways within the Environmental Sciences, e.g. Conservation Ranger, Tourism Guide or Scientist. Students will focus on practical hands on activities in the outdoors including relating care of the environment to the principles of Kaitiakitanga.

Learner Goals and Outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Describe the ecological niche of an animal species.

Investigate and report a variable of an animal species’ ecological niche.

Describe the ecological niche of a plant species.

Investigate and report a variable of a plant species’ ecological niche.

Plan, carry out and evaluate a local Kaitiakitanga activity

Describe a native freshwater and a native marine fish or shellfish species.

Describe the use of a native freshwater and a native marine fish or shellfish species as kai.